Mike Kane MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Transport
A former primary school teacher, Mike Kane began his political career as a Councillor on Manchester City Council in 1991. Mike worked for James Purnell, and his successor Jonathan Reynolds from 2008 until 2011, he then worked with the leader at Tameside council until being elected to Parliament in 2014 in a by-election. Mike was the Chair of Movement for Change 2010-13 and Acting Chief Executive from July 2013 – February 2014.
Mike was elected as the Member of Parliament for his home constituency, Wythenshawe and Sale East in February 2014. He served as Shadow Minister for International Development from September 2015 to October 2016, when he was appointed Shadow Minister for Schools. In April 2020, Mike moved to the Shadow Transport team as Shadow Minister for Aviation, Maritime, Space & Security and was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary with the same responsibilities in July 2024 after the General Election.
